by ShinKazuha
This is the story of a boy named Takashi, who lived through war while searching for the truth behind his father's identity and the mystery of his absence. Along the way, despite his awkward and naïve personality, he meets people who mentor him and offer him companionship. His journey from boyhood to young adulthood is never easy. He learns that some people carry wounds that never heal, while others are scarred for life. With every step he takes, he loses something. Has anyone ever asked a veteran what those medals truly mean to them? And what did those medals cost them?
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 19 Oct 2026, 19:08 UTC
Entry forecast updated 19 Oct 2026, 19:08 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
Not enough recent follower history to estimate a shadow rank yet.
beats 13% of similar stories
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Both levers trail the field
Traffic and conversion are both below comparable stories. Cadence is the first lever — stories posting near-daily reached 25 followers 17% of the time; stories posting every few days almost never did. Get the flow going, then re-check conversion.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 10–19 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
